The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
PASSED THE PORTALS.
Sudden Death Of Washington c. Dspauw
Yesterday in Chicago.
Hon. w. III English's Estimate of His
Characteristic Intelligence at His
Home-Press Opinions, Etc.

CHICAGO, May 5.-Hon. ". @. DePauw
died at IL 80 a. m. His remains will be
taken to New Albany for interment.
Hon. w. III. EngIish's Estimate of mr.. De-
PAW.
In conversation with Hon. w. II. En-
glish in relation to Mr.. DePauw, Mr.. En-
glish said it was not true, as published,
that be and Mr.. DePauw were associated in
any business now, or recently, but they
had been intimately associated in many
business transactions IN former years.
They were born in adjoining counties in
Southern Indiana, and friendly relations
were established when they were young
men, and continued through life. They
were both active Democrats, and Mr.. De-
PAW was one of Mr.. EDglish's warnest
supporters in his four successful races for
Congress in the old Second District. In
Mr.. DePauw's banking operations in Salem
and New Albany, under the free banking
law of this State, Mr.. English furnished
portion of the bonds on which the banks
operated, but be was not stakeholder,
the bonds being loaned to Mr..
DePauw personally. They operated ain
concert In many other tranactions.
Mr.. English has the highest possible
opinion of Mr.. DePauw as business man
prudent, energetic, honorable, and I'M
doubtedly great help to the community
in which he lived.
Mr.. English said he had no idea what
Mr.. DePauw was worth. Estates, in pop
ular estimation, were generally over
estimated, and he should not be surprised
If il should turn out so in this case; but he
was undoubtedly wealthy unexpectedly
the wealthiest IN the State. Thought he
~ III 4 f1or
grain and provisions, in which he was an
extensive operator on Government account.
OF late years his desire for protection to
bis glass mandatory, and his zeal for tenn
perance legislation, weakened somewhat his
attachment to the Democracy, but he acted
of late, Mr.. English thinks, independent
of party, without fully leaving his old
faith. He was greatly attached TO Willard
and Kerr, and quite recently was confer
ring with Mr.. English as to the propriety OF
a movement among the Democrats of the
old Second District to erect public monu-
ments to their memory. Speaking OF mon
uments, Mr.. English refers to the fact that
Mr.. DePauw had q family monument
made which is an exact copy of the English
monument in Crown Hill. Mr.. DePauw,
before going to Europe, went with Mr..
English and critically examined the monu-
ment here, and, after examining monu-
ments in the principal cities of this country
and Europe, decided, with Mr.. English's
permission, to duplicate his monument,
and it was done accordingly. Mr..
DePauw was born in Washington
County, the son of General John DePauw,
who was member of the convention that
framed the first Constitution of Indiana,
and long a member of the Indiana Legisla-
ture and prominent citizen. The family is
of French descent. Several other members
of the family served in the Indiana Legis-
Iature, but Mr.. English thinks w. c. De-
PAW held no Office but Clerk of Washing
ton County. He was once nominated for
Lieutenant Governor, but declined. He
no doubt would have been a successful pol
itician if he had so desired, but his ambi.
ton was not in that direction. He un-
doubtedly did a great work in his day aud
generation, and is not likely to be soon for
gotten.